Tag Archives: Sorrow

The Jester and the Reaper

Posted on April 1, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

The Jester and the Reaperby Michael DoyleIt is near impossibleTo look at the world capableOf not knowing great sorrow,And worried about tomorrow.I’ve seen love lostAt its tremendous cost.I watch children losing hope,As if at the end of life’s rope.I sit … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Bible, Children, Cry, Faith, God, Grief, Hope, Impossible, Jesus, Know, Lie, Look, Love Lost, Poetry and Poems, Sigh, Sorrow, Tears, The Jester, The Reaper, Tomorrow, Truth, Wondering Why, World, Worry | Leave a comment

The Killing Hour

Posted on March 28, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

The Killing Hourby Michael DoyleThe appearance of weakness Is something that wears thin.What makes a warrior seek thisGoes deep below the skin.Our ancestors cannot be left behind,Not when they are seen as they are.And a warrior would have to be … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Acquittal, Agreements, Ancestor, Appearance, Average, Below the Skin, Better Ways, Biirrth, Blind, Bullets, Children, Concern, Day, Death, Determination, Discern, Fact, Fear, Folk, Forgiveness, Give, Happpiness, Healh, Influence, Inspiration, Killing Hour, Knowledge, Leverage, Life, Money, oorr, Overlords, Parents, Poetry and Poems, Power, Retrbutoin, Secret, Shadow, Sorrow, Speak, Star, Strentgth, Tome, Tomorrow, Tuth, Value, Verdict, Warrior, Weakess, Year | Leave a comment

Sorrowful Oasis

Posted on March 23, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

Sorrowful Oasisby Michael DoyleIn the end, a label is a name,And a name is often a useful label.In an age-old sort of game,We play it often when we’re capable.The attributes of each screamTells us that necessary somethingThat lies beyond desert … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Attriibutes, Desert Skiies, Dreams, Eyes, Faith, Game, Illusio, Label, Name, Oasis, Poetry and Poems, Real, Scream, Seventh Veil, Sorrow | Leave a comment

Oracle Reliance

Posted on March 6, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

Oracle Relianceby Michael DoyleWhen forever is overLet’s not fade into zero.Crippled, like a soul bent over,Tomorrow is looking for its hero.Setting heaven on fire,We cut and run, prospecting for sorrow.There’s an interference known as desire.I hope it gets us to … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Conclusion, Desire, Fade, Forever, Future, Heaven On Fire, Nurture, Oracle, Poetry and Poems, Prrojection, Rejectoin, Reliance, Sorrow, Soul, The Oracle, Tomorrow, Zero | Leave a comment

Too Many Voices

Posted on March 3, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

Too Many Voicesby Michael DoyleThe mourning after is brought by its happy day.Maybe it amounts to the memory kept, and by the way.How do I keep you today, hoping for our tomorrow,Without my smile, sometimes slipping into sorrow.If I should … Continue reading →

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Darkness Fallen

Posted on January 16, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

Darkness Fallenby Michael DoyleStretching my day past midnight,I’m grasping toward the morning light.There’s just one more thing to do,Planting dreams to know what can be true.Living my freedom in the moment’s truth,I think back on the days of my youth.Outside … Continue reading →

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Writings On My Wall

Posted on December 4, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Writings On My Wallby Michael DoyleI sit here like some poor lost soul.I am regretful of the times I’ve lost control.Now, I sit here quiet as a church mouse,My fractured memories churn inside like a ghost house.Thinking of how like … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Abused, Church Mouse, Close, Colors, Control, Dedalus, Eagle, Fall, Ghost House, Hero, Illuion Walk, Inner Child, Life, Love, Nightmare, One-Piece Puzzle, Poetry, Poetry and Poems, Profusion, Revulsion, Rhymes, Roar, Soar, Sorrow, Soul, Twisted Up, Wall, Wound, Writing | Leave a comment

All the Broken Pieces

Posted on November 14, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

All the Broken Piecesby Michael DoyleWhen our sanity has turned to treason,We make up every kind of reason.It seems like our life is by misconception,When we fall for our own self-deceptions.It’s next to tragic applied to our family,In the conflicts … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged All, Broken Pieces, Choices of Love, Conceal, Conflict, Decency, Dignity, Family, Fantasy, Fight, Forget, Glory, Kindnesses, Life, Misconception, Misery, Poetry and Poems, Reason, Revealed, Sanity, Self-Decpetion, Sorrow, Story, Thrown Away, Tomorrow, Tragic, Treason, Yesterday | Leave a comment

Shift of Perspective

Posted on November 4, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Shift of Perspectiveby Michael DoyleMy joy is hard to keep hid,All that is, my savior did.Jesus walked among us, His Father’s son.The three-in-one is the one-and-done.Walking head-on in the name of humanity,We escape the chains of empty vanity.Lifting our faces … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Accident, Bible, Christianity, Conscience, Faith, God, Humanity, Jesus, Joy, Poetry and Poems, Savior, Scince, Shift Perspective, Sorrow, Tomb, Tomorrow, Vanity | Leave a comment

I Am More Than

Posted on September 23, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

I Am More Thanby Michael DoyleSomewhere beneath the scratches and dust Is the man who has survived life’s bust.Though sometimes coiled up and hissing,I am well aware of the things I’m missing.I am more than this collection of bones.I know … Continue reading →

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